"National Aquarium" - it couldn't be further from the truth. This place is a dump - it is small, in the basement of an office building, and contains fish that you can see in any local pet store. There is nothing charming about this tiny National Pet Store. A more apt title is "Pet Store located near the National Mall." ...

This was the only attraction at the National Mall area that requires an entrance fee ($5.00/person) yet there was nothing inside that jestify the cost. I could have seen more display at a local pet store. Most of the fishes were displayed in small aquarium simular to ones I have at home. The whole tour lasted no more than fifteen minutes. Don't waste your money, take your kids to a pet store instead

Having the name National Aquarium on the sign on the front is a National embarassment! On the day that we attended we "delighted" to 1 dead turtle and 2 dead fish. We lost count on the amount of empty tanks. I have only one question - The Smithsonian provides exhibits of dead animals for free and the National Aquarium is charging $5 for ...

My family and I just got back from Washington, D.C. We visited the National Aquarium and we wasted $20.00. Dirty tanks and no fish in some. We actually saw one fish that was lying on the bottom of the tank and it looked like it was dying. Please don't waste your money on this aquarium. I was so angry when I walked out of there I told my ...

Very hard to find for good reason - it is not worth the time to find. We have MUCH better aquariums located in Oklahoma.

It was terrible. I expected an AWESOME NATIONAL Aquarium and ended up with something I could have seen at a fancy sea food restaurant. Don't waste your money! They should be ashamed!

We were really excited to see this attraction while in DC but all agreed it was the low point of our trip. The atmosphere was horrible, it was dark and dingy in the basement of a building and this is about the only place we visited we had to pay to get in.
Except for one big tank with a couple small sharks all this aquarium had was fish tanks like ...

Not a place for those who are looking for the biggest shark or the largest tanks but a great place to take little kids who would be overwhelmed by aquariums such as the one in baltimore. Enjoyable with a little bit of everything, this aquarium is constantly changing and improving.

My visit to the National Aquarium left me disappointed and depressed. Many of the marine life looked unhealthy and seemed to be enclosed in areas that were too small or unclean. The facility is located in a basement that is in serious need of renovation. The quality of our National museums is so extraordinary that I remain confused as to why the ...